# Accident 19841124063209A: Cessna 305A, Los Alamitos, CA, November 24, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1984, 16:16 local time
- Place: Los Alamitos, CA
- Airport: Aaf
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7906° N, 118.0599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7906&lon=-118.0599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5197G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5197G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T206H (registry code 2073303, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t206h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AJ1A (registry code 42004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-aj1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Reported engine: CONT O47011
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 733 total, 270 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841124063209A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TAILWHEEL SHIMMY ON ROLLOUT, NOSED OVER ON BACK. FOUND FAULTY CASTORING AXLE ASSEMBLY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX85FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA050), Nov 24, 1984: Cessna 305A (N5197G), Los Alamitos, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5197G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19781001029989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781001029989A), Oct 1, 1978: Cessna TL19D (N5197G), Lee Vining, CA, Substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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